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Genotyping of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Relationship to Virulence.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2021
Amano Atsuo, Choi Youn-Hee, Takeuchi Hiroki
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, a significant periodontal pathogen, is known to possess genetic variations in relation to its virulence. Furthermore, fimbriae encoded by the fimA gene are involved in bacterial adherence to and invasion of host cells, and a known virulence factor of the bacterium. The fimA gene is classified into six variants (types I-V and Ib) and has been shown to be related to microbial virulence....
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